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  • How to retrieve a climbing rope after rappelling

    How do I retrieve my climbing rope after rappelling? If you don't want to leave the rope there or go back to retrieve it after rappelling. [...]

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    How much weight does a climbing rope carry?

    How much weight does a climbing rope carry? The weight capacity of a climbing rope is a crucial factor in mountaineering. When performing mountaineering activities [...]

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    The difference between a climbing rope and a safety rope

    What is the difference between a climbing rope and a safety rope? Mountaineering ropes and safety ropes are both similar and not identical. Broadly speaking a safety rope is a [...]

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    How to use the fire safety rope

    How to use a fire safety rope? Today I'm going to share with you some useful tips on using a fire safety rope. Fire safety [...]

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    Recognizing fall factors and impact forces

    Fall Factor and Impact Force Fall factor and impact force are two important concepts in the physics of rock climbing falls. To understand rock climbing fall [...]

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    Establishment of a rope force multiplication system by means of a pulley block

    TMA = Theoretical Mechanical Advantage = [...]